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  Fitz and the Tantrums, 'More Than Just a Dream' (Elektra)

  May 7, 2013 – When Fitz and the Tantrums' debut, Pickin' Up the Pieces, came out in 2010, it was easy to find them a little ersatz. They were from Los Angeles, with a modified Mod look, as though they'd been formed for the express purpose of landing a slot on Last Call With Carson Daly. As the suits indicated, they played Daptone-style retro-R&B, a scene that had already been around for 15 years: retro upon retro, great. …
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  Hear Fitz & the Tantrums Swap '60s Retro for '80s Retro on 'Out of My League'

  February 8, 2013 – "There's nothing new under the sun," someone once said in a book somewhere, and some bands have taken that to heart. Fitz & the Tantrums, for instance, made their name dusting off '60s soul music for a modern biggish-band clap-your-hands festival-friendly format, and they did quite well doing so. But the Los Angeles crew is restless. …
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  Grouplove, Gary Clark Jr. Playing SPIN Sessions at Bing Bar During Sundance

  January 18, 2012 – SPIN is teaming up with Bing, the Official Search Engine of Sundance, to present SPIN Sessions at the Bing Bar throughout this year's film festival. …
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  Fitz & the Tantrums, Dale Jr. Jr. + More Hang at ACL

  September 23, 2011 – At Austin City Limits, some 200,000 fans bounced around massive Zilker Park over three days, checking out everyone from the likes of Coldplay to Kanye West to Stevie Wonder to Arcade Fire. The festival's Honda Stage played host to a bevy of buzzed-about acts, and SPIN camped out backstage to catch up with four of them: L.A. soul revivalists Fitz & the Tantrums, Detroit indie popsters Dale Earnhardt Jr. …
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• Fitz & the Tantrums, 'Pickin' Up the Pieces' (Dangerbird)

  August 9, 2010 – Many recent students of old-school soul get the rhythms and vibe right, but what sets Michael Fitzpatrick and his L.A. crew apart is their mastery of Motown-esque melodies. Guitar-less but heavy on the organ, sax, and hands-to-the-heavens claps, this home-recorded debut swings like demos of actual '60s hits. Lyrically, it's less finessed, as the conscious but clunky "Dear Mr. President" makes clear. …
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